06/28/2026
THIS is why…
Christi D. - Run Coach | Author + TJ Dailey for conceptualizing an awesome “Preview Run” for Prairie on Fire … oh, and for proactively inviting More Than Miles XC to serve as the official charity partner for the event! 🥹🖤🥹
Thanks to these two creative, selfless, and giant-hearted humans; our Prairie Preview Crew donated nearly $1,000.00 to fuel our MTM XC Older Youth Runners to chase their limitless potentials 🥹
Coach Christi + TJ: THANK YOU — for believing in MTM XC (in the early days; and every day since!); for being bastions of community-building within our local Running universe; and for always, always, always thinking of others and putting your words and ideas into incredible actions that create lasting impacts 🥹🙏🏻🥹
We appreciate each + every Runner who officially and emphatically bought in + joined Team MTM XC yesterday:
Dr. Rob Bell 🖤
Rob Dee 🖤
Shawn Curran 🖤
Matt Mitchell 🖤
Aimee Ness 🖤
Physical Therapist and Run Coach 🖤
Luther Linville 🖤
Chris Shelley 🖤
marytheaverageathlete x Team Average Athlete for generously gifting MTM XC a HUGE batch of 🔥 Average Athlete Tees — “walking billboards” as Mary says 😎
Logan Turner x splitsrunco for selflessly donating a HAUL of 🤌🏻 Splits x MTM XC hats — America’s new favorite running cap! 🤩
Jon Kuhn for graciously offering his time and unmatched talents to collaborate with MTM XC; to shine a light on MTM XC’s Mission + work 📸
Jim — who has been a “Big” along with his Wife; for decades; who has seen — firsthand — the very real, very unique ability of Running to create safe spaces for Youth to share, to strive, and to succeed; and who has now enthusiastically joined the ranks of Team MTM XC Mentors Thru Movement 🥹
And to SO. MANY. OTHERS. who believe — unwaveringly — in what MTM XC is trying to build — a found-Running-family to surround our Older Youth Runners; to support, to encourage, and to empower them to sprint toward their dreams 💪🏻
As we were navigating the Prairie “Day Course” yesterday AM; Mary, Logan + I were chatting about how beautiful + lifelong connections are made amongst Runners; simply because of a Tee, a Hat, or a Good Cause — to us; that is deeply special
Let’s run 💪🏻🖤